Bobst open house hosted on 27 and 28 February 2018 at the Competence Center of Bobst Bielefeld saw a huge turnout of visitors who travelled to Germany to discover Bobst’s new 20SEVEN CI flexo press optimised for Extended Colour Gamut (ECG) printing and to learn more about the ECG process.
“Being complimented enthusiastically on the new press is very gratifying as it rewards our pursuit of innovation and excellence in equipment and process performance,” commented Jens Torkel, managing director and Head of CI Flexo Product Line, Bobst Bielefeld, following satisfaction expressed by the visitors.
He added, “We have hit the mark with converters because we have succeeded in improving the machine functions that are fundamental to ensure process repeatability in wide-web flexo printing. The press is ideal for ECG but it also brings enhanced performance with conventional printing. This makes the 20SEVEN a win-win choice in any situation”.
In addition to highlighting the 20SEVEN’s excellent performance, the printing demonstrations of commercial and mock packaging with multi-lane graphics, and the laboratory quality check that followed, also demonstrated the advantages of the ECG process.
The Delta-E colour analysis of the same print job carried out in the morning and repeated in the afternoon showed how the process can ensure that brand owners will have packaging colour consistency, so important for their brand recognition, anywhere in the world. Other time and cost benefits for brands and printers were presented during the wide-ranging review of the ECG process delivered by industry partners – brands, users and industry suppliers – who joined Bobst at the event.
Bobst is one of the world’s leading suppliers of equipment and services to packaging and label manufacturers in the folding carton, corrugated board and flexible materials industries.